I forgot to put a disclaimer on the first chapter! As you all know
Tolkein's characters belong to him, mine to me!
Serenity had been in Rivendell for a month getting ready to leave for the
quest. She had gotten close with almost everyone. Arwen was always eager to
talk to her and they had become very close in a short time. It seemed hard
for Serenity to believe that someday Arwen might be her aunt, as she knew
that Arwen had pledge her mortality to Aragorn. The hobbits had become her,
own personal security force. They would wake up early and make sure she was
ok, got ready on time, and was well fed. Legolas was a mystery. He always
seemed to be everywhere she was though he rarely talked to her. She had to
admit he was kind of cute, for an elf. Boromir would have nothing to do
with her. Every time she came around he would mumble things about women
warriors and how it was against the laws of nature. Gandalf would talk to
her but he seemed to have a hidden motive, she just didn't know what it
was.
The day before they were to leave Serenity decided to go for a walk, knowing this could be the last time she would ever be safe and surrounded by such beauty. She was lost in thought when she sensed someone watching her. She closed her eyes and when she reopened them they were silver. Looking around she noticed an emerald color about ten feet away. Legolas! Each of the fellowship, as they were called, had developed their own color and Legolas was emerald. That is it! I'm going to find out, once and for all, why he keeps following me.
"Legolas Greenleaf! You have until the count of ten to get out here where I can see you. If you don't you will be sorry!" she yelled looking right at him. "One, two, three." It was then that he
sheepishly stepped out of the bushes. " Now tell me why you feel it is necessary to follow me, yet you never talk to me."
"I will when you tell me why your eyes are silver." She realized she never changed them back. She quickly closed her eyes and they were back to blue when she opened them. She thought about it for a minute and then sighed.
"Fine, you will probably see it happen more often when we get in danger." Legolas raised and eyebrow at this comment and followed Serenity as she walked near a waterfall and sat down. "I have had my `gift' my whole life. I can control the elements with my eyes. The silver is so I can see the good or bad in people."
"Yeah right, control the elements, not even elf can do that." Legolas scoffed at the thought of a mere human having such powers.
"You want proof? Fine!" Serenity closed her eyes again and went they opened they were a deep blue color. She raised her hand to the waterfall and turned it in a swirling motion. Suddenly the water stopped flowing down and started to flow towards them. As it got
closer it changed angles and the next thing Legolas knew they were in tornado of water but never got wet. Serenity lowered her hand and the waterfall went back to normal. She closed her eyes and when they opened they were just a normal blue.
"I don't believe it! Can you do that with every element?"
"Of course!" She spent the next few minutes making stairs in the side of the cliff with brown eyes and a fireball with red eyes. She saved the best for last.
" Do you trust me?" She asked.
"Yes why?" Serenity just smiled as she pulled him to his feet. She faced him and grabbed both his hands. "No matter what, do not let go." She closed her eyes again and when they opened they were the palest of blue. Legolas was wondering what was supposed to be happening when a huge gust of wind swept down and lifted the two of them in the air. They were floating over the waterfall! He couldn't speak he just held on and took in the feeling of flying. After about
five minutes they were back on solid ground.
"That was amazing! How did you do it?" He wanted to know. Serenity just shrugged, she didn't even know how she does it.
"Ok, I explained now it is your turn. Why are you following me?" She listened as he explained his promise to Aragorn. The light in her eyes faded as it dawned on her he was only there because of her uncle, not her. She told him it was getting late and they had to head out early so they should get back. They walked in silence most of the way until he grabbed her arm and turned her to him.
"How many people have you done that with? The flying." He asked looking straight in her eyes.
"No one just you. Why?"
"Ok then don't ever do it with anyone else. It will be our thing." He said not letting go of her arm. " Promise me I will be the only guy you ever fly with." Serenity thought that was a rather odd request but promised anyways. He seemed relieved then started to walk again. They walked the remainder of the way in silence. He dropped her off at her door and said good night. After he had left Serenity noticed he never let go of her arm until they got to her
room. She shook her head trying to rid the thought that maybe there was something more to his following her then meets the eyes.
The day before they were to leave Serenity decided to go for a walk, knowing this could be the last time she would ever be safe and surrounded by such beauty. She was lost in thought when she sensed someone watching her. She closed her eyes and when she reopened them they were silver. Looking around she noticed an emerald color about ten feet away. Legolas! Each of the fellowship, as they were called, had developed their own color and Legolas was emerald. That is it! I'm going to find out, once and for all, why he keeps following me.
"Legolas Greenleaf! You have until the count of ten to get out here where I can see you. If you don't you will be sorry!" she yelled looking right at him. "One, two, three." It was then that he
sheepishly stepped out of the bushes. " Now tell me why you feel it is necessary to follow me, yet you never talk to me."
"I will when you tell me why your eyes are silver." She realized she never changed them back. She quickly closed her eyes and they were back to blue when she opened them. She thought about it for a minute and then sighed.
"Fine, you will probably see it happen more often when we get in danger." Legolas raised and eyebrow at this comment and followed Serenity as she walked near a waterfall and sat down. "I have had my `gift' my whole life. I can control the elements with my eyes. The silver is so I can see the good or bad in people."
"Yeah right, control the elements, not even elf can do that." Legolas scoffed at the thought of a mere human having such powers.
"You want proof? Fine!" Serenity closed her eyes again and went they opened they were a deep blue color. She raised her hand to the waterfall and turned it in a swirling motion. Suddenly the water stopped flowing down and started to flow towards them. As it got
closer it changed angles and the next thing Legolas knew they were in tornado of water but never got wet. Serenity lowered her hand and the waterfall went back to normal. She closed her eyes and when they opened they were just a normal blue.
"I don't believe it! Can you do that with every element?"
"Of course!" She spent the next few minutes making stairs in the side of the cliff with brown eyes and a fireball with red eyes. She saved the best for last.
" Do you trust me?" She asked.
"Yes why?" Serenity just smiled as she pulled him to his feet. She faced him and grabbed both his hands. "No matter what, do not let go." She closed her eyes again and when they opened they were the palest of blue. Legolas was wondering what was supposed to be happening when a huge gust of wind swept down and lifted the two of them in the air. They were floating over the waterfall! He couldn't speak he just held on and took in the feeling of flying. After about
five minutes they were back on solid ground.
"That was amazing! How did you do it?" He wanted to know. Serenity just shrugged, she didn't even know how she does it.
"Ok, I explained now it is your turn. Why are you following me?" She listened as he explained his promise to Aragorn. The light in her eyes faded as it dawned on her he was only there because of her uncle, not her. She told him it was getting late and they had to head out early so they should get back. They walked in silence most of the way until he grabbed her arm and turned her to him.
"How many people have you done that with? The flying." He asked looking straight in her eyes.
"No one just you. Why?"
"Ok then don't ever do it with anyone else. It will be our thing." He said not letting go of her arm. " Promise me I will be the only guy you ever fly with." Serenity thought that was a rather odd request but promised anyways. He seemed relieved then started to walk again. They walked the remainder of the way in silence. He dropped her off at her door and said good night. After he had left Serenity noticed he never let go of her arm until they got to her
room. She shook her head trying to rid the thought that maybe there was something more to his following her then meets the eyes.